A Study of Visitor Impact Management Practices and Visitor Satisfaction at Eravikulam National Park, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sivakami Velmurugan ◽  
Bindu VT ◽  
Babu P. George
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Visitor Satisfaction

Restoring Timbisha Shoshone Land Management Practices in Death Valley National Park

2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 302-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. S. Fowler ◽  
P. Esteves ◽  
G. Goad ◽  
B. Helmer ◽  
K. Watterson
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
National Park ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Death Valley ◽  
Death Valley National Park

scholarly journals Distribution and Demographics of Fuchsia Excorticata, Nelson Lakes National Park

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Edward Rex Lancelot Bartholomew
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Reference Area ◽  
Reference Sites ◽  
Ecological Changes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Management Area ◽  
Intensively Managed ◽  
Reference Areas

<p>The small tree Fuchsia excorticata (Onagraceae) is found on disturbed riparian sites throughout New Zealand. Spatial distribution and  demographic changes in populations of F. excorticata were surveyed in the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project (RNRP) area, and an associated non-treatment reference area, Nelson Lakes National Park, over the period 2005 to 2007. The RNRP is an intensively managed "mainland island" project in mixed beech (Nothofagus) forest, pest animal species especially possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), rodents, and mustelids are controlled. The aim of this study was to survey the condition of F. excorticata in the managed and reference areas to determine if any differences could be detected between the populations over time. The only significant (p<0.05) difference between the two areas was in sapling abundance, which was higher in the RNRP management area. This was tentatively attributed to pest management; however the concurrence of complex  environmental influences, and a lack of management replication, prevented a simple interpretation of the data. There was no significant difference in recruitment, growth, mortality, and tree or seedling abundance  between the managed and reference areas. Growth rate, especially of saplings, was significantly greater at lower elevations in the RNRP managed area, however the inverse held for the reference area. Mammalian herbivory was light; the main affect being to restrict seedling growth through hedging. Periodic heavy flooding was responsible for much of the mortality, however many newly disturbed sites were rapidly populated with fuchsia seedlings. The need for rigour in establishing ecologically comparable reference sites for comparative studies was evident. There were inherent difficulties in establishing causal relationships between ecological changes and management practices where management was not replicated geographically.</p>

scholarly journals First records of occurrence for two species of Bats in the Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. L Rautenbach ◽  
I. W Espie
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Ecological Studies

The Kruger National Park (KNP), Republic of South Africa, is one of the most intensively studied areas of Africa. Underlying the management practices for such a Park as well as broad-based ecological studies, is a thorough knowledge of the diversity and distribution of the fauna and flora under conservation.

scholarly journals Evaluating the effectiveness of guided versus non-guided interpretation in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Koedoe ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Roberts ◽  
Kevin Mearns ◽  
Victoria Edwards
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
National Park ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Knowledge Gain ◽  
Visitor Satisfaction ◽  
The Face ◽  
Harmful Effects

In the face of growing pressure placed on the natural environment, the study on which this article is based considered the effectiveness of interpretive provision in mitigating the harmful effects of tourism on the environment. The aim of this research was to determine whether guided or non-guided interpretation is most effective in reaching the stated goals of interpretation. The four key goals of interpretation, namely visitor satisfaction, knowledge gain, attitude change and modification of behaviour intent, were used in the assessment of the relative effectiveness of guided and non-guided interpretation in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Through comparing responses to questionnaires from post-visit samples and observing both guided and non-guided interpretation, the research found that guided interpretation was only marginally more effective in reaching the four key goals of interpretation than the non-guided interpretive media. Guided interpretation was found to be more effective in terms of visitor satisfaction, whilst guided and non-guided interpretation had only marginal differences in effectiveness in relation to knowledge gain, attitude change and intent to modify behaviour.Conservation implications: The necessity of implementing an appropriate interpretation programme within protected areas cannot be overemphasised. The interpretation programme should be designed to include elements of both guided and non-guided interpretation in order to achieve a predetermined goal. The effectiveness of the programme should be evaluated periodically and amended where appropriate.

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